He now faces jail time for the forgery, and of course lost out on the loot.
And at this level the penalties are serious: 20 years jail time sort of serious.
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Downey pleaded no contest to the remaining charges on July 16, 2001 avoiding jail time.
Often a perp would be found carrying an illegal weapon and, therefore, faced serious jail time.
All of those folks have served jail time or are still in jail now.
The insinuation was that his motive (and that of future witnesses) is to avoid long-term jail time.
Like Ms. Hill, she was facing serious jail time for filing false 2006 and 2007 tax returns.
Prosecutors had recommended zero jail time to six months in prison, and Karas went with the maximum.
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Last year the number rose to 20, but only two of the six people convicted got jail time.
Judges in Carolina and Georgia, not to mention 16 other states, have the discretion to add jail time.
Sentences for convicted identity thieves were also longer: the average jail time increased by a factor of 12.
Those convicted can get six months of jail time and fines plus lose their license for five years.
Now, due to pesky emails and taped calls, they may be facing jail time for hiding losses from investors.
During plea negotiations, Raymond Roth asked the district attorney's office not to give his son jail time, Davis said.
Such pump and dumps are one of those white collar crimes where significant jail time is routinely handed out.
Punishments for file-sharers have ranged from fines and Internet bans to jail time.
And certainly being a victim of events is not worthy of jail time.
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And rather than simply having his lawsuit dismissed, Ceglia may do jail time.
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The case studies in the TIGTA report involved large scale fraud and only about five years of jail time.
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At least three AU Optronics executives face jail time in the U.S. for their role in the scandal.
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Surprisingly, few individual gun runners face jail time because of weak international laws and relationships with state intelligence agencies.
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The charge of lying to a police officer could also carry jail time.
Cohen says his client is not facing mandatory jail time and that he plans on challenging his client's high bail.
Her jail time has won her new fans by tempering a past image of perfectionism which some critics found irritating.
In the end, Granick negotiated the criminal charges before trial from felonies, which carry jail time, down to misdemeanors with a probation sentence.
Of that small slice, just 17% of prosecuted cases brought jail time--and the average term of incarceration was just six months.
President Obama has urged him to resign, and the soon-to-be-former Congressman may face jail time if the IRS pursues its case.
As far as the stakeholders are concerned, every goof-up can cost the retailer a bomb and the fraudster, possible jail time.
Prosecutors urged as much as a year jail time since they believed that Rasool had not been entirely truthful with investigators.
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